Background
Why falls?
Why falls?
Why falls?
Falls are bad
length of stay increased by 8 days
1 in 3 fallers injured
Falls have a huge economic burden
most prevalent adverse event in hospitals (3.6%)
$6700 in additional healthcare costs
Why should we predict them??
Why should we predict them?
Why should we predict them?
Why should we predict them?
Why should we predict them?
Why predict them?
Clinical Decision Support Systems
IN:
Patient data
OUT:
Alert/decision/information
This PhD
Aims/Studies
Review existing clinical prediction models for inpatient falls.
Develop a prediction model for inpatient falls.
Develop a cutpoint selection method to align CDSS with value-based care.
Develop software to determine when/where prediction models are most worthwhile.
This PhD
